One of Sunbury’s biggest musical events of the year is taking place on Friday March 11th when The Tony Kinsey Big Band is giving a concert at which Tony will perform his major work “The Embroidery Suite”. The event is on Friday March 11th at Sunbury Cricket Club, the performance beginning at 8.00 pm.
The event is being promoted by Sunbury Millennium Embroidery, and marks the beginning of the celebrations this year of the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Sunbury Embroidery Gallery in the Walled Garden, Thames Street. The Embroidery Suite was composed by Tony as part of the fund-raising effort to build the Gallery and was originally performed at St. Mary’s Church well over ten years ago.
In addition to the Embroidery Suite, the 16-piece orchestra, plus vocalist, will perform other Tony Kinsey compositions, including two new pieces which will be having their first airing. The concert is being recorded for CD release.
Tickets are £15.00, available from the Embroidery Gallery, which is open from 10am to 4pm every day except Mondays. For a donation of a further £5.00 on top of the ticket prices, you can have your name included as a supporter of the project in the CD booklet.
A long-time Lower Sunbury resident, Tony has been one of the major figures in British jazz for well over 60 years, and is highly respected as a drummer, bandleader and composer, and opportunities to see him performing in our area are relatively rare. This will be a very special occasion, and tickets will be in considerable demand, so you are advised to book in advance.
The Big Band includes some of the top performers in the British jazz scene. See flier by clicking here
